Jiangxi
English
Alternative forms
- Jiang Xi (also from Hanyu Pinyin)
- Kiangsi (dated)
- Chiang-hsi (from Wade–Giles romanization)
- Kyang-si (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 江西 (Jiāngxī) via Hanyu Pinyin.[1]
Proper noun
Jiangxi
- A province in southern China. Capital: Nanchang.
- 2021 November 23, “At least 4 killed in southern China dormitory collapse”, in AP News, archived from the original on 23 November 2021:
- At least four people have died in the partial collapse of a workers’ dormitory in the southern Chinese province of Jiangxi, state media report[sic – meaning reports].
Descendants
- Translingual: Jiangxisaurus
Translations
Chinese province
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See also
Provinces: Anhui · Fujian · Guangdong · Gansu · Guizhou · Henan · Hubei · Hebei · Hainan · Heilongjiang · Hunan · Jilin · Jiangsu · Jiangxi · Liaoning · Qinghai · Sichuan · Shandong · Shaanxi · Shanxi · Taiwan (claimed) · Yunnan · Zhejiang |
Autonomous regions: Guangxi · Inner Mongolia · Ningxia · Tibet Autonomous Region · Xinjiang |
Municipalities: Beijing · Tianjin · Shanghai · Chongqing |
Special administrative regions: Hong Kong · Macau |
References
- “Selected Glossary”, in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China, Cambridge University Press, 1982, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 476: “The glossary includes a selection of names and terms from the text in the Wade-Giles transliteration, followed by Pinyin, […]
Chiang-hsi (Jiangxi) 江西”
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